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Mining Journal Contest—How Much Is That Old Mining Journal Worth?
November 2008 by Staff
It could be worth $250! We are on a quest to find out who has the oldest surviving copy of our monthly Journal.Getting Started
He excitedly told me he was going mining and wanted to know where he should go, how to do it, and so on. After he calmed down, I got excited. “I need to go!” was my response.
Company Notes
• Coeur Alaska
• Canico Resources
• Entree Gold
• Newmont Mining
• Bema Gold
• Copper Ridge Explorations
Basic Geology for the Independent Miner—Part I Recognizing and Understanding Minerals
Many individual prospectors would like to know a little more about the geology of gold deposits. There is no doubt that in the final analysis, no matter how well you operate your equipment, unless you can find the places where gold is...
Arizona's Border Silver Camps
Not much has changed along the original stage road that runs easterly from an old schoolhouse northeast of Nogales into the Patagonia Mountains of southern Arizona. Marked on the maps as Duquesne Road, the route has been in use for over 130 years, climbing from the hot desert floor to an almost 6,000-foot elevation pass before dropping back down the eastern slope of the mountains to reach the old mining camps of Washington, Duquesne, and Lochiel.
Agreement Allows Pogo Mine to Resume Construction
An agreement between developer Teck-Pogo and an environmental group will allow construction work to resume on the Pogo gold mine.
Prospecting After Winter Storms
So, how much rain does it take to cause a major movement of gravels in a stream and redistribute the gold? The technical answer is enough water to move the bed load of the river.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Clean Water Act rule change proposed
• DOJ files motion against Oregon miners
• Off-road access case to be reviewed by Supreme Court
• Resources Coalition hard at work
• Leavitt takes helm of EPA
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The Bawl Mill
• Where To Find Diamonds
• Miners Find Encouraging Prospects Near Livengood
• The Business Of Mining: Profits, Losses, Hobbies and Businesses
• Glen's Big Find
• Suction Dredge Study
• Lluvia de Oro— A Shower of Gold Awaiting Development in the Sierra Madre—Part I
• Beyond The End of The Road
• Barnes Store and Yankee Jims
• Mining Tax Increase Suggested
• Opening Ceremony for Buckhorn Mine
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
